Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/09/07
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On 9/7/04 9:12 AM, "Dan Post" <dpost@triad.rr.com> typed: > Mark- > I would suspect that they are used in astronomy where the plates need to be > cooled for long exposures to obviate the so called reciprocity failure. The > glass plates are more dimensionally stable under those extremes. I think > some scientific applications like spectrographic recording may be better > with glass plates, so there is still a considerable demand somewhere. > And since you mention Adox et.al- they and others like FOMA are likely to > be > supplying film for some time. > So- don't sell the old Olympus Pen-f or your other vintage cameras! I think > you and film will be with us for a while! :o) > Dan Yes I've been awaiting a digital body for my Olympus Ft! :) Mark Rabiner Photography Portland Oregon http://rabinergroup.com/